GBA touch-screen mod
Like some piece of gaming tech from an alternate timeline – an anonymous reader points out this vid of a touch-screen NDS GBA made possible via the power of Arduino.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Dog days of summer sale: XGS Development Systems 15% OFF
Last week I banned my dog from using my soldering iron since she used up all my solder. Well, that hasn’t stopped her from learning how to program a video game on the XGS AVR 8-Bit Development System. There isn’t any soldering required, so I guess it’s OK. The only question I have now is, […]
Intern’s Corner: My R/C hovercraft
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Steven Lemos, engineering intern For a school project in my AutoCAD class, my group and I decided to design and build a hovercraft. At first we were planning […]
The Lego sequencer
Inspied by the BeatBearing project, Damien Kee built a musical sequencer using the Lego NXT system – Each coloured ball represents a different note. As the colour sensor passes over the top, the note assigned is played. Different rhythms are capable by placing the balls in different places on the holder. Bonus points for the […]
Solar sunflowers at Austin’s Mueller development
Austin’s new development at the site of the old Robert Mueller airport includes a small solar farm consisting of fifteen of these lovely blue “solar sunflower” collectors, designed by Cambridge’s Harries/Héder Collaborative, whose concept was selected from a pool of 37 applicants to Austin’s Art in Public Places program. Details of the project are available […]
Hello Kitty Turns 35
One of the world’s most iconic felines turns 35 this year. Sanrio, makers of Hello Kitty, have a funny little video up commemorating her anniversary colors and they’ve even put up a kitty35.com site. I remember being knee high to a grasshopper and not being able to get enough of her. Trips to the Sanrio […]
Pong on an 8 x 8 and Ardunio
Here’s a fun little thing to do with your 8 x 8 LED matrix and an Arduino MCU, create a classic game of Pong. Hey, I have an itty-bitty 8 x 8. Maybe I’ll make one of these. Bruno has the code on his site. Unfortunately, the site is in Portuguese. Ping Pong com Matriz […]
